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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBOW PASS COMPLEX...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
541 AM MDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0456 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BUT NOT BRING
MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE. THERE WILL BE A VERY SMALL THREAT OF
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THEREAFTER THE INFLUENCE
OF A VERY SLOW MOVING STRONG UPPER RIDGE WEST OF MONTANA SHOULD
RESULT IN NO PRECIPITATION NOT ONLY THROUGH MONDAY BUT LIKELY
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 VALLEYS...40-45 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT VALLEYS...45-55 PERCENT
                    RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WIND......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30 VALLEYS...38-43 RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-98 PERCENT VALLEYS...50-60 PERCENT RIDGE
                    TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    UP TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
RIDGE TOP WIND......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 VALLEYS...45-50 RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS...40-50 PERCENT
                    RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............2.

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FORECASTER...BLANK
REQUESTED BY...GREAT FALLS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.ELBOW.01/TFX